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Even as the Bears do everything they can to beat the Lions on Sunday and finalize their hold on the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC, they probably won’t have top wide receiver Rome Odunze back until the playoffs.
Coach Ben Johnson reiterated Wednesday that Odunze hasn’t been ruled out for the season, but the stress fracture in his foot is keeping him sidelined. The Bears didn’t practice, but estimated that Odunze would’ve been out if they had.
If he doesn’t play Sunday, Odunze would finish his second season with 44 catches, 661 yards and six touchdowns.